Thank you Alan and Olivier for your insightful words and headlines Best Hadia From: ALAC [mailto:alac-bounces@atlarge-lists.icann.org] On Behalf Of Olivier MJ Crépin-Leblond Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2018 1:26 AM To: alac@atlarge-lists.icann.org Subject: Re: [ALAC] What do users want? Thanks for the nugget indeed. However I would say that one major thing is changing in particular about privacy, which does not figure in your list. The 2018 CIGI-Ipsos Global Survey on Internet Security and Trust findings show that over half of internet users surveyed around the world are more concerned about their online privacy than they were a year ago, reflecting growing concern around the world about online privacy and the power of social media platforms. See: https://www.cigionline.org/internet-survey-2018 And Trust: https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2018/10/digital-distrust-we-re-losing-faith-i... The GAFAs have managed to reach commercial success, but they are currently suffering from allegedly not being able to address Privacy and Trust. It is fascinating to see them fumble their way through these topics, in contrast with their well developed commercial plans spanning their first two decades of existence. Let's hope that ICANN does not fall into this trap too. Kindest regards, Olivier On 06/11/2018 21:45, Alan Greenberg wrote: I am taking advantage of my new "freedom" to do some long overdue cleanup. I found a short handwritten document I wrote about 10 years ago (after I had been involved with the ALAC for a year or two) on what Internet users want. Note that a lot of this is far beyond the remit of ICANN, but other parts are not. ================= Users want an experience that is: -Satisfying -Safe -Predictable -Easy to access and fast In a bit more detail, this means: - Pages display properly - No SPAM - No Phishing - Reproducible - Mail gets delivered - Fast enough that speed is not an issue. Another was of looking at is as an embodiment of the Principle of Least Astonishment (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Principle_of_least_astonishment). They have no desire to know anything about Internet Governance. And most have no interest in how the Internet actually works. A classic quote from Arthur C. Clarke is "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." It doesn't matter how or why it works, as long as it works. From my personal experience, I have been involved in the Internet for about 30 years. Due to the travel I have done, or other times it comes up in conversation, I have often been asked what I am doing. If I try to explain, the most common result is that their eyes glaze over, they say "oh, that's interesting" and they try to find a way to change the subject. _______________________________________________ ALAC mailing list ALAC@atlarge-lists.icann.org<mailto:ALAC@atlarge-lists.icann.org> https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/alac At-Large Online: http://www.atlarge.icann.org ALAC Working Wiki: https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/At-Large+Advisory+Committee+(ALA...) -- Olivier MJ Crépin-Leblond, PhD http://www.gih.com/ocl.html